No.3498-35760-2
OPERATING & MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
RAMMER
Series
Be sure to operate, inspect, and maintain the products after you
have read this manual carefully to understand the contents.
RS45, RS65, RS75
Forward
Forward
This manual has been prepared as a guide to operate SAKAI RAMMER, RS45, RS65,
RS75.
It is hoped that the manual is useful for experienced operators to refresh the knowledge and
the experiences as well as for inexperienced operators.
You are requested to use this product after you have fully understood the contents of this
manual. Furthermore, keep this manual at a suitable place for your easy access.
Refer to a separate Engine Operation Manual for operation and maintenance of the engine.
If you lend or let other person to operate the machine, thoroughly explain how to operate
it and guide him to read this manual in advance before operation. In addition, if you transfer the product to someone, provide him with the Engine Operation Manual as well as this
instruction manual.
Please note that the purchased product may be somewhat different in the the contents of the
manual due to our constant efforts to improve its design.
Contents
Contents
When you order parts or get instructions for trouble correction
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Safety precautions
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1. Basic safety precautions
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2. Sticking position of warning notice (Label)
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3. Inspection before operation
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4. Starting-up
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5. Operation
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6. Shutting down
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7. Inspection and Maintenance
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8. Fuel and Lubricant
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9. For a long-term storage
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10. Overall View
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When you order parts or get instructions for trouble correction
When you order parts or get instructions for trouble cor rection
Be sure to inform us of the MODEL and its CHASSIS NUMBER when you are ordering
parts or getting instructions for trouble correction. The PRODUCT MODEL and BODY
NUMBER(Serial No.) are indicated on the body name plate.
The name plate is stuck on the left hand side of the body.
MODEL CHASSIS NUMBER
RS45 VRS4- 〇〇〇〇〇
RS65 VRS2- 〇〇〇〇〇
RS75 VRS3- 〇〇〇〇〇
MASS
MODEL CHASSIS NUMBER (Serial No.)
Safety precautions
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Safety precautions
In order to use this product safely, correct operation and periodical maintenance are absolutely essential. Do not operate and/or carry out maintenance of the product until you read
the manual carefully to understand the safety precautions.
The operation and safety precautions illustrated in this manual are only limited for what it
is to be used as a rammer. If the product is to be used for works other than what the manual
covers, every safety consideration must be made on your responsibility.
In this manual, precautions. if they are failed to be observed, which may lead to an accident
resulting in injury or death, are marked as "
DANGER" or " WANING".
Precautions, if they are failed to be observed, which may lead to injury or to serious damage
to the machine, are marked as " CAUTION", and for precautions which may result in
damage to the machine or shortening its service life are marked as "IMPORTANT".
In addition, labels indicating precautions in carrying out safety operation and maintenance
service are stuck on the rammer as follows:
DANGER Indicates extremely high risk of an acci-
dent resulting in serious injury or death if
it is failed to be observed.
(This is marked in red.)
WANING Indicates a possibility to an accident
resulting inserious injury or death if it is
failed to be observed.
(This is marked in orange.)
CAUTION Indicates a possibility resulting in injury
or damage to the machine if it is failed to
be observed.
(This is marked in yellow.)
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Safety precautions
Do not operate the machine until the
operator has understood the contents
by reading this manual carefully.
Wrong operation may invite an accident resulting in injury or death.
Safety operation of the machine is on
operator's responsibility.
In order to avoid an accident, you are requested to pay close attention to the safety other than
the precautions indicated in this manual and/or on the labels during machine operation, as
they could not cover all the precautions by foreseeing any possible danger.
WANING
☆ Cautions to be taken when making an alteration of the machine:
Making an alteration without our recommendation is a matter of question in terms of safety.
Contact our local sales agent or office in advance for alteration.
We will not bear any responsibility for injury or breakdown of machine resulted from alteration without approval from our side.
☆ Basic safety precautions to be taken in operating the machine are illustrated on the next
page on.
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1. Basic safety precautions
1. Basic safety precautions
■ Read the instruction manual carefully.
● Understand functions of operation control equipment and
familiarize yourself with where it is and how to control it.
Also, have a proper understanding of how to operate and
meaning of each symbol.
■ Observe the rules in work site.
● Observe the established rules such as prohibitions in the work site, cautions, and work
procedures.
■ Wear clothes suitable for the work, and protective means.
● Wear clothes suitable for the work, safety shoes, and safety cap.
● Do not wear clothes which are likely to be caught in a projection of the machine, and/or
an ornament. Also, do not wear a clothe stained with oil as it may catch fire easily.
● Never forget to wear protective goggles and a mask when required in the work.
■ Handle with care when hot members are at high temperature.
● Take care not to be burned as the engine as a whole is very hot
during operation or immediately after it has been stopped.
● Do not allow your hand, body and clothe to be touched to the
muffler as it is very hot while the engine is running or immediately after it has been stopped.
● Take care, while the engine is still hot, not to be burned from oil
spray when draining or filling oil.
Be sure to observe the safety precautions to secure safety.
Failure to observe the precautions will
invite accidents or machine troubles.
WANING
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1. Basic safety precautions
■ Pay attention to fire.
● Bringing a open flame close to fuel and oil may invite a fire.
In particular, fuel can catch fire very easily and it is dangerous.
● Do not bring a fire such as of cigarette or of match close to the
flammable materials.
● Supply fuel with the engine stopped after no fire has been confirmed around the rammer.
● Tighten the caps such as for fuel and for oil securely.
■ Pay attention to ventilation.
● Exhaust gas is harmful for your health. If the engine has to be
run in a room or in a poorly ventilated area, ventilate the area by
opening windows and/or entrances.
■ Check the machine body before operation.
● Check to see if each part of the machine functions properly at a safe place. If it is found
anything wrong, be sure to take corrective measures to start operating the machine.
● Check the machine for unusual noise, unnatural vibration, heat and smell. If it is found
something wrong, stop the machine at a safe place immediately and check and locate the
cause to repair it.
■ Be careful not to be caught in the machine.
● Do not stand close to the machine while operating the machine
because your hand, body, or clothe is likely to be caught in the
rotating members which may result in an injury.
Be careful not to be caught in the machine. Be sure to stop the
engine before performing inspections and maintenance for rotating members and their vicinities.
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1. Basic safety precautions
■ Cautions to be taken when loading and unloading using a crane.
● Surely bind the guard with a wire rope
as shown in the figure on the right.
■ Cautions to be taken when loading and unloading the machine.
● Load and unload the machine in/from a transporting vehicle with two persons in order to
avoid an accidental drop of the machine.
● Drain fuel from the fuel tank, the carburetor, and the fuel strainer before transporting it
on a long distance or on a rough road.
When lifting up the machine by holding the handle, hold
the handle at its front and rear part to prevent your finger
and/or hand from being caught between the handle and the
machine body.
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DANGER
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